Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-09-17

It's btluOCtd lo vi @'DS"'"H'~
have nominated Hon. Walter ID
DahDey and John S. Harris for the
Honse of Delegates.
OTTAWA, ILL; September H.
The Supreme Court this morning
delivered an opinion in the Anar-
chists' cases, affirming the judy
ment of the Court below, the cxectr'
ton TO take place November ii be.
tween 8 and 4 O'clock.
The call for II State prohibition
convention, in Virginia. to meet ON
September %, is attracting conSid-
erable attention among both Dem
ocrutic aud Republican leaders. 1t
is not believed, however. that the
temperance party will put legiSla
tive tickets in the field.
The Democratic legislative con-
venlion for Campbell county and
Lynchhurg, which met at Camp
bell G.. H., last SATURDAY., ,unani-
mously nominated Il. G. Folkcs for
the State Senate, ond Thos. Faun-
tIeroy and r. Palmer Hunter for
the House ofDelegates.
STAuNroN, VA, Sept. 1910
day the prohibition convention
convention nominated IL. +. Lyle
and NJ. X. Fullz, two prominent
citizens OF the county, as candi-
dates for the Legislature. The
party propose making q vigorous
canvass.
1t is stated that the noted Peaks
of Otter, in Bedford county, have
been sold to II syndicate OF Balti
more capitalists, who propose max
ing Improvements amounting 10
fifty thousand dollars on the prop.
erty. A handsome hotel VIII I've
erected, a park laid ont and good
roads constructed before the next
season approaches.
Reports received from all parts
of the State 10y Colonel Randolph
Harrison. commissioner Of agricul
ture, indicate thatthe corn crop OF
Virginia is unusually good. The
section known as Middle Virginia
gives the best returns. The aver
age percentage is precisely 100
The Weld in some localities is est
mated ut 125 per cent.
Jay Eye See and Patron are
matched to trot at Washington
Park for So, 900 a side. This race
will take place either September
q or October 9. 1t will be the
erantest trc,ting event OF the year
Jay Eye Sees record is 2.lO, that
OF Patron, 2.14!. The latter has
beaten the record for five.year old
stations by almost four seconds.
Woods took Shenandoah county,
virgiuian: The political campaign
this fall seems to he resolving IT.
self into a fight against VIM. Ma
hone. And that fight is going on
as vigorously in The Republican
ranks as i'll the Democratic. Ever
tie ties Of political parties and
economic questions are laid aside
to stem the one great evil OF the
hour. An evil, it seems, more
thoroughly appreciated and recog
nized 10y the Republicans than the
Democrats.
R1cBMoND, VA, Sept. ia
correspondent writes that he re.
Gently met ex-Secretary Of War W
". Belknap, who fell into disgrace
during Grants administration. Hc
says that for the past two years
Gen. Belknap has been spending
his summers at Powhaian Court
House, in this State. He lives III
perfect retirement, dcvoting him
self to his books and the cultiva.
ton CT flowers. The eX Secretary
of War is represented as having
rapidly aged.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Sept,
13.-Last night, Mis-. Holmes, wife
of Professor George f. Holmes, oi
the University Of Virginia, died al.
ier a lingering illness. Her re
mains were taken to night toSweet
Springs, W. Va, for interment.-
Mrs. Holmes was daughter oftht
elder Governor Floyd, of Virginia,
and sister of John B. Floyd. who
was Governor of Virginia and Sec
rotary of War under President
Buchanan. She was connected
with the Prestons, Carringtons,
Lcwises and other influential Viz
ginia families.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. ia
special from Greensboro, KY, to-
night says William A, Washing
ton, the nearest living relative Of
Gen. George Washington, and who
was tile last male representative OF
the name, died Sunday morning al
his home, in this city. He was 81
years OF age, and was in many re
spects a mostintele sting character.
He was born in Virginia. April 5,
$500, and moved to Kentucky
when about six years old, settling
near Gordonsvllle, Logan county.
lie was the SOIL of Fairfax Wash
ington, a second cousin of George
Washington, and was the Oldest OF
ten children.
RICHMOND VA, Sept. 12.-The
board .cff aldermen to night, by a
vote of Q to Z, defeated a recon-
mendation by the finance commit
tee to appropriate five thousand